Stardust families set to hear verdicts as to how and why loved ones died

More than 40 years after the Stardust tragedy, families of those who perished in the 1981 nightclub fire will gather on Thursday afternoon at Dublin coroner’s court to hear 48 verdicts as to how and why their loved ones died.

Lisa Lawlor, daughter of Francis and Maureen Lawlor who died in the blaze said on Thursday she would be “very emotional” when she hears verdicts in respect of her parents. Stardust families: Siobhán Kearney and Lisa Lawlor outside Dublin Coroner's Court. Brian Lawless/PA Wire Shortly after 2pm coroner Dr Myra Cullinane told the jury she would accept simple majority verdicts having been told by the foreman it remained unable to reach unanimous verdicts. A short time later the five men and seven women jurors returned to the court. They had reached their verdicts, the foreman said.

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